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Renaissance and Costumes Links
Since some of the stuff of myth and legend leaks over into the ren fairs, you may find more things you are looking for here. (including dragon and sword replicas)

Myth and Legend from Ancient Times to the Space Age
an interesting collection of links to not just older myths, but newer ones as well... included in the collection are creatures of myth (like dragons, gargoyles and mermaids), as well as pirates, vampires and ufos.
Eponym: International Names - (find unusual or foriegn names)

alfabette zoope name lists
A very large collection of names and meanings.

Dictionary.com
just what you think it is. Included also is Bartlett's familiar quotations.

Encyclopedia Mythica
A vast resource for myths, folklore and legends. Really huge. The amazing part is that it encompasses not just greek and roman mythology but Chinese, Norse, Aztec, Persian, Hindu and much more.

Regional Folklore and Mythology
A good resource of links catagorized by country/region. YEAY!

Myths and Legends
Another huge collection of myths. Catagorized by country.

Bulfinch's Mythology: Greek and Roman Mythology
Very good resource for Greek and Roman mythology. If you're looking for a basic telling of a myth, this will help you. Also is cross referrenced with illustrations and links to other sites for each myth. Of course shame on you if you don't have your own small mythology book. Also includes Pygmalion *wink*.

The Ancient World Web
Art, Archaeology, history, myth, science of the ancient world.

The Museum of Reconstructions
3D (CG) reconstructions of classic sites, like the cities of anceint greece.

A Digital Archive of Architecture
Tons of reference material and reference images on architecture from many different cultures including Greek, Roman, Middle Ages, Gothic, and much of modern times as well.

Pantheons

groupings of various gods... celtic, slavic, greek, roman,... etc.


Aesop's Fables
Online collection of Aesop's Fables.

JM Hunt's Greek Mythology
Good resource and highly mirrored.

        Summarries of Egyptian Gods
            just what it says.

        Slavic Gods and Goddesses
            "moist mother earth"


Shakespeare
Not particularly a myth eh? but there are alot of myths and the like in Shakespeare, so here it goes.

Camelot Project-
Arthurian mythology

Consolatium Philosophorum.
Medieval History, Art, Music, Books, Literature, Garb, Persona of the Middle Ages.

The Labyrinth--
Resources for Medieval Studies. Includes Arthurian literature as well as Anglo-Saxon, Byzantine, Celitic and Scandinavian subjects. Delves into the arts, buildings, language and history of the period. You'll also find here information on heraldry, vikings, runes, and labyrinths themselves.

Castles on the Web
A large castle photo gallery, heraldry, medieval studies, abbeys and churches, and links to castle sites all over the web.

Ancient Egypt: The Mythology
Pretty cool site on Egyptian Mythology ;)

Japanese Fairy Tales
Just a few fairy tales from Japan.

China: Journey of the Mind
Myths, legends, history, philosophy.

Su Tzu's Chinese Philosophy-
The Analects, Da Xue, Zhong Yong, the Doctrine of the Mean, Xiao Jing and Mencius.

Mirror of India
tons of info on Indian/Hindu beliefs and folklore.

Hindu Tantrik--
in depth resource about Hindu beliefs ... and mythology, one of the better ones I've found.

Irish Fairy and Folk Tales--
Just what it says, a collection of folk tales from Ireland.

Irish Literature, Mythology, Folklore and Drama-
Very good resource including books, history, archeology, help learning Gaelic, and TONS of myths. This is the best site I've seen of its kind.

Norse Mythology
Another very good site, this one for Norse myths.

Mythical Creatures
listing of various creatures and definitions.

Water Spirit Legends
I love mermaids and silkie! :P

Fairy Stories and Anecdotes
Stories about fairies, fairy children, changelings, sidhe and the like from around the world.

Swifthollow
Fairies Galore! "Art of the Fantastic", Fairies in Art, Fairy poetry, Fairy encyclopedia and a fairy bookshop. Well designed and appealing site.

The Kitsune Page
Great resource for fox and kitsune myths from around the world.

The Minotaur Stronghold
Information and myths on minotaurs.

Centuar of the Universe
lots of pic and info on centaurs!

Unicorn Island
Unicorn links, articles, poetry, etc.

The Unicorn Source
"Your source to Unicorns on the web". Just what it says, links to unicorn items, image archives and sites all across the web.

Gryphons, Griffins, Griffons
Information, images and the like of Griffins.

Gryphon's Guild
Another good resource for Gryphons.

Here Be Dragons!
Lots of resources on dragons. (as well as a huge links page)

Alt.fans.dragons Web Site
Very imformative, FAQs, descriptions, teaching aids, artwork, links, games, etc. Very well organized.

The moutian lion and the underwater panther--
A native american belief that rapids are really underwater panthers that roar and hiss.

Gallery of Demons
Information on mythology on demons and angels from various cultures including the far east, the Bible, Rome and Europe.. etc. Very interesting.

Encyclopedia of Monsters--
A huge collection of definitions of monsters.

alt.horror.werewolves--
Much of it is about people who have um... werewolf lifestyles, but there is some actual factual information about werewolves and werecat mythology on the page as well. very interesting.

Lycanthrope.org